Weekly WOD Insights 4/9/18

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MONDAY We've followed this EMOM format for some time now. It's a great way to gradually warm-up, keep you focused and on task during the session, and it forces you to make quick adjustments. That being said, some of you who are just starting…

Operation PR Run!

Grab your running shoes! While a big motivation for this is simply to see the legendary Driscoll 5:31 Sweat Shop mile record be broken, this challenge is for anyone looking to improve upon their short/middle distance time trials. The top male…

Intro: Suitcase Deadlifts and KB Windmills

Over the past month or so, I've been trying to find some accessory exercises to add into my normal programming. I've found a few that I've started to incorporate into my daily warm up for activation purposes, and even as the focus of my…

Would you like some Yin with that Yang?

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When you think of Yin and Yang you think of balance. Light/Dark, Cold/Hot, Quiet/Loud, these are some examples we can think of that together will create balance. We do our best to create balance in our everyday lives but I think we could all…

WOD Overview & Insights 4/2/18

It seems like every holiday is an excuse to over-eat... or maybe that's just me!  Aside from the standard Easter treats, I found myself overindulging from Roam Burger, to Smitten, and even sushi at Blue Gingko!  But worry not, if you too are…

Self-Confidence: A State of Mind

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Confidence is most commonly viewed as driven purely by innate ability or personality. While there may be some traits that allow one to be more GENERALLY confident than others, (I’m not an expert in psychology), I think that self-confidence,…

Anti-What? Anti-Rotation!

Planks Hollow Holds Dead Bugs Sound familiar? The 3 exercises mentioned are great for improving core strength, thus the reason why we incorporate them in our weekly programming. Take a look at these exercises now... Suitcase Deadlifts Single…

Quadricep Recovery and 18.5 Video…..Almost!

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In CrossFit we tend to use the squat fairly frequently, in a variety of forms. Whether it's the air squat, back or front squat, squat clean or squat snatch, or wallballs, we see the squat show up a lot in CrossFit! This is with good reason,…

CrossFit Open Intramural Wrap Up

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As the dust is just barely settling on the 2018 CrossFit Open many of us are now looking forward to getting back to working out just for the sake of working out.  And before we get to those that will be moving on to the next round of qualifiers,…